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 Posted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 10:50 pm
theres lots of links to astronomy sites but what about books. Since i'm kinda just started getting interested in astronomy waht are beginners books and stuff without those big big words. Atleast not many cuz i dont have a large vocabulary. oh and i'm kinda past the stage of which is what planet but if the books are a bit more detailed than i wouldnt mind reading it.
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Posted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 9:34 pm
I knew of this one book, was about black holes and related cosmological oddities, can't remember the name though.
Anyway, "Solar System" by Nigel Hey is kinda good, but it's filled with a mess of terminology and was kinda boring, although it does have some neat stuff in it.
That's how I found out that it rained diamonds inside Neptune.
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Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 8:36 pm
I would suggest Cosmos by Carl Sagan. It covers all different subjects relating to astronomy, and it explains them in a simple but interesting way. It's one of my favorite books.
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Posted: Sun Jul 02, 2006 10:09 pm
Astrophilia I would suggest Cosmos by Carl Sagan. It covers all different subjects relating to astronomy, and it explains them in a simple but interesting way. It's one of my favorite books. I've never read the book before, but I hear it's pretty good. I have, however, gotten the chance to see a few of Carl Sagan's shows, so I imagine this book shows the same qualities of the Carl Sagan seen on air.
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Posted: Sun Jul 09, 2006 8:46 pm
Secret Penguin Man Astrophilia I would suggest Cosmos by Carl Sagan. It covers all different subjects relating to astronomy, and it explains them in a simple but interesting way. It's one of my favorite books. I've never read the book before, but I hear it's pretty good. I have, however, gotten the chance to see a few of Carl Sagan's shows, so I imagine this book shows the same qualities of the Carl Sagan seen on air. Yeah-- The book covers pretty much the same ground as the Cosmos TV series did, which was fun to watch. My science teacher in 9th grade turned it on every time he had a hangover... xd
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Posted: Thu Aug 10, 2006 5:15 pm
Secret Penguin Man Astrophilia I would suggest Cosmos by Carl Sagan. It covers all different subjects relating to astronomy, and it explains them in a simple but interesting way. It's one of my favorite books. I've never read the book before, but I hear it's pretty good. I have, however, gotten the chance to see a few of Carl Sagan's shows, so I imagine this book shows the same qualities of the Carl Sagan seen on air. I've seen some of the shows and read some of the book. Both are really good. I recommend both. ^_^ Also if you're looking for something a bit more fiction-like, Carl Sagan's book Contact (also made into a movie) is really great as well. One of my favourites. ^_^ As for a great general science book with an astronomy section in it, A Breif History of Everything (by bill bryson ... I think) is really good. I love how he says who _really_ discovered things and not just who's name is on it.
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 9:53 am
I have a book I really recommend. This is the book I'm currently reading. It's great for beginners, and it's for those who like sky-watching with or without binoculars or telescopes. It tells you things like easy ways to find things in the sky, and what to look for when choosing a telescope. It's got a lot of star-maps, and great pictures too! Also, it's very well-written. This book covers a lot of topics. 
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Posted: Wed Aug 08, 2007 7:17 am
oo yes Nightwatch is Defiantly a good book. I have an older copy myself, but if you get one of the more recent ones it's great for the amature astronomer. 3nodding
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Posted: Wed Aug 15, 2007 7:49 am
I'll have to check some of those out myself.
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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 7:49 pm
one of my favorites astronomy books is "Turn Left at Orion" by Guy Consolmagno and Dan M. Davis. it's aimed at beginning astronomers, such as myself, and includes information about the Moon, the planets, and breaks down other celestial objects by the seasons.
one thing I liked was that the pictures appear to be hand drawn representations, instead of vivid color pictures, and greatly resemble what you see at the telescope, at least for me they do.
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Posted: Tue May 26, 2009 4:57 pm
Yeah "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan is the best book about astronomy!
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